https://australianfintech.com.au/category/venture-capital/ Connecting Australian FinTech Wed, 11 Sep 2024 22:47:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 http://australianfintech.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2015/06/logo-words-orange-background-small-50x50.png https://australianfintech.com.au/category/venture-capital/ 32 32 http://australianfintech.com.au/nik-storonsky-founder-of-45-billion-superapp-revolut-shares-his-secrets-to-building-high-performance-tech-startups/ Wed, 11 Sep 2024 22:02:18 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=188458 Co-authored by Nik Storonsky, 'Driving High Performance: A Founder's Guide to Cultivating Top Talent at Scale', is set to raise the bar in the tech startup world.]]> http://australianfintech.com.au/shift-closes-35-million-series-d-equity-raise-led-by-peak-xv-partners/ Mon, 26 Aug 2024 22:40:33 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=188262 Shift have closed an $35 million Series D funding round, led by Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital, SEA).  ]]> http://australianfintech.com.au/leading-ai-decisioning-platform-provider-rich-data-co-secures-further-9-million-in-funding-from-acorn-capital/ Mon, 05 Aug 2024 22:40:40 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=188071 Rich Data Co, an industry leader in Artificial Intelligence decisioning, has secured a $9 million investment from Acorn Capital.]]> http://australianfintech.com.au/loopit-raises-a3-95-million-to-fuel-automotive-industrys-shift-towards-flexible-car-subscriptions/ Fri, 21 Jun 2024 06:08:09 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=187577 Loopit, a leading provider of mobility software, has successfully closed a A$3.95 million pre-Series A funding round to fuel its expansion across the U.S. market.

]]> http://australianfintech.com.au/aussie-bridging-loans-provider-bridgit-raises-125m-debt-facility-and-closes-14-6m-series-a-capital-raise/ Fri, 14 Jun 2024 04:07:00 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=187486 Bridging loans specialists Bridgit have raised a $125 million debt facility and completed a $14.6 million Series A capital raise.

]]> http://australianfintech.com.au/data-zoo-secures-35-million-in-series-a-funding-from-ellerston-jaade-to-fuel-global-expansion/ Tue, 14 May 2024 04:37:36 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=187220 Data Zoo today announced approximately A$35 million in Series A funding from Ellerston JAADE, an Ellerston Capital fund.]]> http://australianfintech.com.au/insurtech-startup-honey-insurance-secures-a-record-108-million-in-series-a-funding-led-by-gallatin-point-capital/ Mon, 08 Apr 2024 21:14:16 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/insurtech-startup-honey-insurance-secures-a-record-108-million-in-series-a-funding-led-by-gallatin-point-capital/ Honey Insurance has completed a $108 million funding round led by Gallatin Point Capital, the largest Series A ever raised in Australia.

]]> http://australianfintech.com.au/fintech-startup-constantinople-raises-50-million-in-series-a-funding-led-by-prosus-ventures/ Tue, 02 Apr 2024 23:53:40 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=186854 Australian fintech startup Constantinople have announced that they have raised A$50 million in a Series A round, led by Prosus Ventures.]]> http://australianfintech.com.au/australias-fintech-activity-falls-76-to-a910-million-amidst-global-slowdown/ Tue, 13 Feb 2024 22:00:36 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=186266 Australia saw a 76% drop in fintech deal value in 2023 to US$587.5 million (A$910 million), while the deal count fell by a third to 95 transactions.

]]> http://australianfintech.com.au/anility-secures-venture-capital-funding-to-pioneer-a-new-era-in-the-financial-viability-industry/ Tue, 30 Jan 2024 22:30:27 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=186115 Anility have announced a significant leap forward in its mission to reshape the landscape of the financial viability industry.]]> http://australianfintech.com.au/avarni-raises-2-5-million-to-accelerate-pathway-to-net-zero-across-1-5-trillion-supply-chain-data/ Mon, 20 Nov 2023 23:45:22 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=185488 Avarni has raised $2.5 million in an extension round to help more companies achieve net zero targets by mobilising companies and their suppliers to decarbonise.]]> http://australianfintech.com.au/pitch-vc-joins-venturecrowd-to-democratise-startup-fund-management/ Sun, 10 Sep 2023 22:42:31 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/pitch-vc-joins-venturecrowd-to-democratise-startup-fund-management/ VentureCrowd and Melbourne venture capital firm Pitch VC today announced a new venture to transform startup fund management in Australia.

]]> http://australianfintech.com.au/global-fintech-funding-falls-to-us52-4-billion-but-its-not-all-bad-news-kpmg-pulse-of-fintech-h1-2023/ Tue, 01 Aug 2023 01:19:32 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/global-fintech-funding-falls-to-us52-4-billion-but-its-not-all-bad-news-kpmg-pulse-of-fintech-h1-2023/ According to the H1’23 edition of KPMG’s Pulse of Fintech, a number of sectors attracted robust funding during the first half of 2023.]]> http://australianfintech.com.au/mastercard-joins-10m-series-a-funding-round-in-brisbane-fintech-paypa-plane/ Mon, 03 Apr 2023 01:01:40 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=182188 Brisbane fintech Paypa Plane has announced that Mastercard has joined the recent $10 million series A funding round.]]> http://australianfintech.com.au/dash-technology-group-receives-vc-backing-to-accelerate-innovation-in-wealth-management/ Wed, 22 Mar 2023 20:12:25 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=181720 As DASH Technology Group nears its first anniversary, the company has announced that Australian VC firm CoAct Capital have finalised their investment.

]]> http://australianfintech.com.au/queensland-government-invests-in-cake-equity-to-grow-jobs-in-local-start-ups/ Mon, 09 Jan 2023 01:04:41 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=180672 Cake Equity Co-Founder Jason Atkins said the Queensland Government investment would help continue the company’s global growth.  ]]> http://australianfintech.com.au/non-bank-lender-moneytech-scores-an-additional-150m-debt-facility-for-equipment-finance-growth/ Wed, 30 Nov 2022 23:05:00 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=180326 SME non-bank lender Moneytech has secured an additional $150m funding warehouse facility to help fund their Equipment Finance growth.

]]> http://australianfintech.com.au/corporate-australia-turns-to-private-markets-as-venture-capital-starts-to-re-assess/ Tue, 15 Nov 2022 23:20:40 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=180072 Private markets have a critical role to play in assisting emerging companies access funding to grow revenue and enhance their corporate profiles.]]> http://australianfintech.com.au/airwallex-sustains-us5-5-billion-valuation-with-us100m-series-e-extension/ Tue, 11 Oct 2022 00:47:05 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=179398 Airwallex today announced that it recently closed its Series E extension with the same US$5.5 billion valuation.]]> http://australianfintech.com.au/prophero-raises-an-additional-8-million-in-seed-capital/ Wed, 05 Oct 2022 22:22:59 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=179325 Sydney- and Madrid-based proptech company PropHero has closed an oversubscribed seed round of A$8 million to continue its strong growth.]]>